People & Organization Development Specialist

At ABC, we brew the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world. A big part of that means brewing better people with the heart of our company in our four values:

• Passion for consumers and customers
• Care for people and planet
• Enjoyment of life
• Courage to dream and pioneer

Job Purpose  The purpose of this role is to identify the current and future skills requirements of Al Ahram Beverages Company and implement POD initiatives that meet the diverse needs of the business and the workforce. The POD specialist puts in place learning initiatives that enable the organization to constantly evolve and develop and also provides quality in-house recruitment service to stakeholders and a quality candidate experience at all times.

Duties and Responsibilities

Core Role:
1.    Ensures that employees create their personal development plans on the system, reviews training needs, gathers data on the required training and the number of people per training, etc.
2.    Handles the Learning & Development programs from launch to closing including budgeting, delivery, and evaluation. 3.    Assists in defining, tracking and evaluating the effectiveness training programs.
4.    Maintains a good understanding of learning and development trends, developments and best practices.
5.    Drives the adoption of technology enablers to elevate the learning strategy and experience
6.    Understands the needs and design the learning journeys specific to different business units/functions
7.    Supports the design of the Learning and Development Curriculum by connecting best in class vendors, searching trends and topics, and follows the execution in line with plans.
8.    Cooperates with teammates in L&D, HRBP teams and relevant functions to understand the needs and co-create functional academies.
9.    Coordinates with the internal and external trainer pools and provides support and guidance to them.
10.    Follows up new digital learning trends and platforms and paves the path to utilizing the best options.
11.    Supports BPs in recruitment process in terms of announcements for vacant positions internally and externally and supports in the interviews and assessments of candidates using the standard competency based recruitment model and other assessment techniques.
12.    Coordinates the post-recruitment on-boarding process for new employees.
13.    Manages the HR social media pages in collaboration with the communications department on all areas related to talent attraction and employer branding.
14.    Represents the company at employment fairs and manages collaborations with universities.
15.    Manages the summer internship program starting from recruitment until evaluation.
16.    Handles the performance management pillar for the assigned departments from launching the performance appraisal cycle to following up on pending performance reviews with managers and heads of departments.
17.    Monitors and ensures the execution of functional competencies awareness sessions, self-assessments, and personal development plans.
18.    Develops progress reports related to learning and development, performance management and talent acquisition.
19.    Owns the educational assistance programs for employees upon request in alignment with the allocated budget and acquired business benefits. 
20.    Supports in any People and Organization Development (POD) initiatives as assigned by the POD Lead, such as cross-functional development programs, succession planning, and other similar projects.

Educational background and Years of Experience:
•    Bachelor degree in business, preferably in HR •    2-4 years working experience in HR/OD Field

Personal Skills

• Critical and Challenging
• Interpersonal & Communication Skills
• Pro-active & Teamwork oriented